Winners of their last two matches, the Eagles of Nice have moved up the standings. They host Mulhouse this Tuesday and hope to snag the 8th place from Épinal.
Thanks to their last two victories (3-1 against Lyon and 5-4 at Épinal), Nice has managed to crack open the doors to the playoffs, with only a few games left now.
The team from Nice is in 9th place, tied in points with their last opponent, Épinal, in 8th place. This 8th position is qualifying for the playoffs at the end of the season.
Mulhouse, tonight’s opponent, is just behind (10th with 42 points compared to 45 for Nice and Épinal).
The Mulhouse Scorpions are coming off a convincing win against Chamonix Mont-Blanc (6-2) and, like Nice, are on a streak of 3 wins in their last 5 games.
Considering the standings and the position of both teams, it is an extremely important match tonight at Jean Bouin. Indeed, the team that loses will see the playoffs slip further away, with just 5 games remaining in the regular season.
In the last encounter between the two teams, Mulhouse won 3-1 at home, during the 28th day of the season.
The kickoff for this match will be at 8 p.m., at the Jean Bouin rink.
